VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis called for the common good and ethical responsibility in science and technology in his meeting with the participants of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 18 Nov 2017. "Science, like any other human activity, has…
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Sunday, 19 Nov 2017 – the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time and the first World Day of the Poor – in St Peter’s Basilica here. "If in the eyes of the world they…
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis addressed end-of-life issues in his letter to the participants of a World Medical Association meeting on 16 Nov 2017. “The anguish associated with conditions that bring us to the threshold of human mortality, and…
VATICAN CITY - Mass is the highest form of prayer and not an appropriate moment for small talk, Pope Francis said. At church, Catholics should spend their time in silence before Mass, preparing "to meet with Jesus" instead of engaging…
VATICAN CITY - Vocations, formation in the seminaries and permanent training of the clergy were discussed on 13 November 2017 in the Bologna Hall of the Apostolic Palace, where Pope Francis presided over a meeting of the heads of the…
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican has announced on Tuesday that it will have several initiatives to mark the first Day of the Poor here on 19 Nov 2017. Pope Francis has called for a day for the poor at the…
VATICAN CITY — Marriage and family life are blessings for individuals and for society, but both are filled with difficult choices that Catholic couples must be helped to face prayerfully and in the light of their consciences, Pope Francis said. Unfortunately,…
VATICAN CITY - Starting in 2018, the Vatican will 'cease to sell cigarettes to employees,' the Catholic Herald posted on its news portal on 9 Nov 2017. Concerned by the damage caused by smoking, Pope Francis has banned the sale…
VATICAN CITY - On Wednesday Pope Francis chastised those who spend Mass talking to others, looking at their phone or even taking pictures during papal liturgies, saying these are distractions that take focus away from the “heart of the Church,”…
ROME - A new book discloses details about the death of Pope John Paul I – who died in 1978 after just 33 days in office – and conclusive evidence that his death was the result of a heart attack,…